&lt;b&gt;Tobacco use and alcohol consumption associated with sociodemographic factors among college students

Guilherme Da Silva Gasparotto,Edmar Roberto Fantineli,Wagner De Campos

doi:10.4025/actascihealthsci.v37i1.24109

<b>Tobacco use and alcohol consumption associated with sociodemographic factors among college students

Guilherme Da Silva Gasparotto, Edmar Roberto Fantineli + Show 1 more

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https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v37i1.24109

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the association between sociodemographic variables and behaviors and the use of tobacco and alcohol among students of the Federal University of Parana. Risk behavior of 1.599 students was obtained from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance . The association analysis estimated which college students are more vulnerable to the use of tobacco and alcohol. The subjects who smoked more often were older, unmarried, senior students, residing without family and with low socioeconomic status (p < 0.05).Considering alcohol consumption, the subjects were older, male, single, night period students (p < 0.05). Excessive alcohol consumption was also more likely among older human sciences students, of the night shift and with low socioeconomic status (p < 0.05).

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The indiscriminate usage of licit and illicit drugs in the world is discussed as an important public health problem
The present study aimed to investigate the association between sociodemographic variables and drinking and smoking behavior among college students in a federal institution in Paraná, Brazil
The variables age, gender, marital status, type of residence and socioeconomic status remained in the regression model for smoking behavior

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The indiscriminate usage of licit and illicit drugs in the world is discussed as an important public health problem. This behavior is observed in men and women of different age groups, economic classes and social status (USDHHS, 2010; FUHR; GMEL, 2011). It is estimated that there are currently one billion and 200 million active smokers in the world (WHO, 2013). These estimates are worry is because smoking is responsible for approximately five million deaths each year (USDHHS, 2010). Alcohol intake is more alarming, there are almost two billion alcohol consumers, accounting for 3.8% of deaths and 4.6% of other

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